Staff Reporter :
In a tragic incident in the Doarabazar area of Sunamganj, a college girl (aged 18) was raped and subsequently hanged by her boyfriend, Liton Ahmed (aged 20), on Monday night (April 29) in the Pandergaon Union of the upazila.
The victim was identified as a class XII student at a local college.
The swift action of the police led to the immediate arrest of the accused, Liton Ahmed, with the aid of information technology. Liton, hailing from Ballabpur village of Chharamhalla Union in Chatak Upazila, is the son of Khalil Ahmed.
Mohammad Ehsan Shah, the Superintendent of Police of Sunamganj, disclosed these details in a press conference held at his office on Tuesday (April 30).
According to him, Liton and the victim had prior acquaintances. Liton took advantage of an empty house on the night of the incident, entering with malicious intent. He proceeded to rape the victim and subsequently strangled her to death for reasons yet to be determined.
Following the heinous act, Liton attempted to stage the scene as a suicide, hanging the victim’s body from the bamboo frame of the house. However, upon receiving the report, the police swiftly intervened and discovered the victim’s lifeless body on the ground, with her knees bent.
Utilising information technology and with the cooperation of the victim’s family, the police were able to apprehend Liton in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Superintendent Ehsan Shah revealed that Liton confessed to the crime during the initial interrogation. Authorities intend to seek remand for further investigation to ascertain if there are any underlying motives behind the brutal murder.